This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com I’ve been writing for a long while about how Todoist is my brain. I’ve been using it since 2014 and every year it has gotten better and better at doing what I love: manage my tasks. Want to learn how to use Todoist […]
Powered by our values: Equity, Curiosity, Growing Possibility, Community, and Authenticity
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. This blog post is part of a series of posts about Innovation Network’s transformation towards equity. “Innovation is progress in the face of tradition” — Divad @ThereBeKulture Over the last few years Innovation Network has undergone significant changes that sought to incorporate developments into our organizational […]
5 Tools that Make Reporting Easier AND Better
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In today’s post I’ll share my five favorite reporting tools. And no, my list doesn’t include Excel, PowerPoint, Word, R, Illustrator, D3, Tableau, or PowerBI. My Quest. I think I’ve been on a quest. Now I didn’t know I was on a quest. […]
Stop it with the Interactive Dashboards
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So your organization gave you a Tableau license. Or perhaps you attended a half-day PowerBI workshop. Now you’re ready to use your new tools and make some of your data interactive. But should you? Not everything should be interactive! Tools like Tableau and […]
From Peaks to Print: Visualizing My Hiking Journey
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at elizabethgrim.com. Recently I completed a personal hiking milestone. So in true nerdy evaluation fashion, I wanted to honor my experience with a data visualization. This post shares three tips for creating engaging visuals: Incorporate icons, use color intentionally, and label directly. The post From […]
Stop Speaking for the Data
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. It’s late August, and are into another hot week here in North Carolina. So yet again I was outside with the hose watering our little vegetable garden. And in that meditative moment I thought about The Lorax. I am the Lorax. I speak […]
The Reporting Revolution – Virtual Book Launch Party & Book Tour
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. The proof copy is on its way and if everything goes right, I will have The Reporting Revolution up on Amazon next week. So what now? It’s time for a party! First, Thank You! All told over 450 of you downloaded a free […]
Try This: Assess Staff & Board Buy-In
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this and let me know how it goes for you. This post is a follow up to What’s in it for Me? Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement, where I shared, “If [the question] “What’s in it for me?” sounds self-serving, it’s because it is. […]
When a Course is More Than a Course: 3 Ways “Great Graphs in Excel” Was Beyond Graphs
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Last year, I finally enrolled in the Great Graphs in Excel course. After 2 years of thinking about it. And thinking I’m retired and I don’t really make graphs anymore. But I knew I had 10 years of mentoring data I wanted to […]
Last Chance to Download – The Reporting Revolution
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I think the book is done. Depending on the response, there may be a second book to follow-up this one. But for now, I’m done writing. In 5 days, on August 23, I will taking the free download offline as I prepare the […]